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1300
13th Century China
The first case ever recorded using forensic science. When someone was stabbed, flies were attracted to the traces of blood and landed on the knife, cause someone to confess. -
Mathieu Orfila
Chemist who published first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and also the poisons effect on animals. He is considered the "Father of Forensics Toxicology" -
William Hershel
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India -
Alphonese Bertillon
Developed Anthropology which uses body measurement to distinguish individuals. Called the "Father of Criminal Identification" -
Henry Faulds
Uses Fingerprints to eliminate and innocent burglary suspect -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Considered the first "CSI", also published his first Sherlock Holmes story, popularized scientific crime-detection methods -
Francis Galton
Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification, gave proof of uniqueness; Also published the book Finger Prints -
Hans Gross
Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. Published Criminal Investigation -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered the ABO blood group, later received a Nobel Prize -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated Gross’ principles with a workable crime lab; became the founder and director of the Institute if Criminal is tics at the University of Lyons, France -
Albert S. Osborn
Published Question Documents. Also, developed the fundamental principles of documents examination -
Leone Lattes
Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood -
August Vollmer
Established the First Crime Alan in the United States, located in California -
Calvin Goddard
Developed a comparison microscope; first used bullets to see if fired from the same weapon
